Tag: art
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July Wander of Palma and Es Baluard Contemporary and Modern Art Museum
This past week we have had family visiting us her in Mallorca. It is always fun getting to break out the typical routine and play tourist. We did a number of things, but the one that was the best for photos was a trip into Palma to visit the Es Baluard Contemporary and Modern Art…
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Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Mallorca
Born in Barcelona, Spain in 1893, Joan Miró would become one of the most well known surrealist artists of the 20th century though his painting and sculpture. Though he was born on the peninsula, he had family roots in Mallorca. Growing up and though his early life he spent a lot of time on the…
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Astana Grand Mosque
I lived for 8 years in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is the rapidly growing capital of the largest country in Central Asia. The country is situated south of Russia, and west of China, although significantly smaller than either of those neighbors, remains as one of the top 10 largest countries in the world. Astana, meaning “capital”…
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A Day in Malaga
I live in a tiny Pueblo in Malaga Provence in the autonomous region of Andalucía in southern Spain. It’s a mouthful when I put it that way. My understanding is that the general administrative organization of the country starts at the top with the government in Madrid. Under that are a number of regions/autonomous regions.…